Oh. I forgot the whole point of this morning’s post, well, the reason I started writing it anyway. I meant to talk about how completely, unabashedly insecure I’ve become with my writing. I have no idea how it can be that I’ve gotten more experience, and am a better writer for it, I hope, and … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: July 2008
fantasies / fiction / other writers / reading / short stories / writing
Don’t Say Fail
There’s this thing about writing conferences (I sound so wise and I’ve only really been to two… well, if you count AWP as a lightning-fast taste of a conference without time to do any writing then I guess three) is you have these ENLIGHTENING MOMENTS while walking around being a so-called Writer in which you … Continue reading »
After Workshop
My silence this past week had a purpose: I was away in Portland, Oregon, for the Tin House Writers Workshop. I had a midnight flight back home Sunday night, but it was delayed and didn’t leave Portland until 2 a.m. I’m not sure if I have jet lag or am just tired from a very … Continue reading »
Jumbled Head
I leave for the plane Saturday. Writing workshop awaits. So much to do, so much to do, so much to . . . Having a hard time thinking straight. Thoughts jumbled up in there include: How I’m loving my new website design. Which isn’t my design—it’s e‘s design. And he sort of didn’t plan on … Continue reading »
New Spot
I’ve found a new morning writing spot for the weekdays before the day job eats my life away for 8+ hours. The new spot is a great place—not a corporate monster chain, for one thing, so my mocha money is going to the local community and not to wherever it used to go before—and it … Continue reading »
Outline Love
I’m a little in love with my own outline. Is that weird? I am just INTENSELY excited to write, to really really write the rest of this book at long last! Continue reading »
My Own Worst Enemy
…is sitting right here, her hands on my keyboard. She thinks she’s helping me write my novel. But what she’s really doing is spewing out the longest so-called outline in the history of the world, saying it’s the only way she knows how to write this novel, though she knows it’s completely unnecessary and she’s … Continue reading »
Intentions
There are so many things I want to write! So many things half-done, partly done, started, stopped… and if only I had the time to give to them. I’m having a hard time focusing during my time off—how do other people do it? Yes, yes, I know everyone says “don’t quit your day job,” so … Continue reading »
confessions / dayjob / distractions / freakouts / writing
Personal Disclaimer
I wonder if I should walk around during the day wearing a sign that says: I don’t really feel like talking. Topics I do not want to talk about include: my writing, your writing, writing in the past, writing in the future, my progress with my outline, the beautiful state of California, lunch and what … Continue reading »
